Download or read book Teacher Perceptions of the School Improvement Process in Small Rural Illinois School Districts written by Brian Conklin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Required Professional Development in Illinois Rural Schools written by Jo R. Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of teaching and learning has changed considerably in Illinois over the past one-half century. Increased pressure to compete in an ever expanding world economy and questions regarding the performance of public school systems has placed schools and teachers at the center of attention in efforts to promote accountability and an increase student performance. Professional development as a requirement for teachers to renew teaching certification and continue working in the teaching profession is one accountability measure implemented by state governments. An inadequate amount of research however, has been conducted regarding the effectiveness of professional development toward improving teaching and student performance in small rural school districts. Even less research has been conducted to determine the perceptions of teachers in those districts regarding the effectiveness of professional development and improvement of their teaching performance. The purpose of the study was to assess the perceptions of teachers in Illinois' small rural schools concerning the effectiveness of required professional development toward improving their teaching performance. To achieve this purpose a questionnaire was mailed to 378 teachers in 11 school districts. The questionnaire data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and cross tabulation tables. The study found that teachers perceive required professional development as effective in increasing their teaching performance, and that level of education and years of teaching experience influenced their perceptions of this effect. In addition, the study found that teachers believe there is a need to improve the state's system for overseeing required professional development and certificate renewal.
Download or read book An Exploration of Teacher s Perceptions of the Change Process for School Improvement in Four High Schools in the State of Illinois written by Thomas A. Hurlburt and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Many procedures are used by school districts to initiate change that are integral to the success or failure of that initiative...The purpose of this qualitative ethnographic case study is to explore the practices used by public school administrators within the school improvement process to persuade teachers to buy into new district initiatives for school improvement."--Abstract.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Teacher initiated and Managed School Improvement Effort written by Wendy Madden Burke and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book International Advances in Writing Research written by Charles Bazerman and published by Parlor Press LLC. This book was released on 2012-09-09 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors report research that considers writing in all levels of schooling, in science, in the public sphere, and in the workplace, as well as the relationship among these various places of writing. The authors also consider the cultures of writing—among them national cultures, gender cultures, schooling cultures, scientific cultures, and cultures of the workplace.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Focused Look at Rural Schools Receiving School Improvement Grants NCEE Evaluation Brief NCEE 2014 4013 written by Linda Rosenberg and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Study of School Turnaround is a set of case studies of the school improvement process in a purposive sample of 35 schools receiving federal funds through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program over a three-year period (school years 2010-11 to 2012-13). This evaluation brief focuses on the nine SIG schools that were in rural areas and how respondents in these schools perceived their rural context to influence specific turnaround activities. Key findings that emerged from the rural case study data collected in spring 2012 include: (1) Although rural SIG schools reported some challenges that nonrural SIG schools have also reported, such as low student motivation and staff morale, the rural schools reported additional challenges resulting from their schools' remote locations and large catchment areas. For example, respondents reported that these rural characteristics affected the recruitment or retention of teachers and, to a lesser extent, parents' involvement in the schools. (2) School and district administrators in eight of the nine schools suggested that long teacher commutes or isolated communities posed challenges to recruiting or retaining teachers. To counter these challenges, respondents in two schools reported offering direct support for teacher commutes (for example, gas stipends or vans), and respondents in three schools reported offering signing bonuses to incoming teachers. (3) School and district administrators and teaching staff in the nine schools mentioned multiple factors limiting parent involvement in school-based activities. Respondents from five schools perceived that a lack of access to transportation limited parent involvement, whereas respondents from three schools noted that the distance between schools and parents' homes was a contributing factor. Four schools focused on hiring or expanding the role of parent liaisons to increase parent involvement. Appended are: (1) Data Collection and Analytic Methods; (2) Analytic Approach for Categorizing Rural Schools; (3) Percentage of Teachers, by School, Who Reported the Following Challenges as "Moderate or Major" Challenges to Improving Students' Performance; and (4) Analytic Approach for Assessing School Focus on Increasing Parents' Involvement.
Download or read book Rural Education News written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
